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Ca40(α,γ)Ti44Reaction in the Energy Regime of Supernova Nucleosynthesis
- Source :
- Physical Review Letters. 96
- Publication Year :
- 2006
- Publisher :
- American Physical Society (APS), 2006.
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Abstract
- The {sup 44}Ti(t{sub 1/2}=59 yr) nuclide, an important signature of supernova nucleosynthesis, has recently been observed as live radioactivity by {gamma}-ray astronomy from the Cas A remnant. We investigate in the laboratory the major {sup 44}Ti production reaction {sup 40}Ca({alpha},{gamma}){sup 44}Ti (E{sub c.m.}{approx}0.6-1.2 MeV/u) by direct off-line counting of {sup 44}Ti nuclei. The yield, significantly higher than inferred from previous experiments, is analyzed in terms of a statistical model using microscopic nuclear inputs. The associated stellar rate has important astrophysical consequences, increasing the calculated supernova {sup 44}Ti yield by a factor {approx}2 over previous estimates and bringing it closer to Cas A observations.
- Subjects :
- Physics
Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Gamma ray
General Physics and Astronomy
Astrophysics
Nuclear physics
Supernova
Nucleosynthesis
Yield (chemistry)
Production (computer science)
Supernova nucleosynthesis
Nuclide
Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
Energy (signal processing)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10797114 and 00319007
- Volume :
- 96
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Physical Review Letters
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........fd386f882840cbb1ba4a2a56e12e2d83